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Story of tke Sylvan Play 



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Indian Pageant and Pow-\\?ow 



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Ston}) Man Camp 

Skyland, Va. 



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COPYRIGHT 1916 BY 
GEORGE FREEMAN POLLOCK 

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PROLOGUE 



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On the night of August 1 •_>. iii the year 
17 !('». a great event took place among the 
Indian tribes which inhabited the wilder- 
nesses and fastnesses surrounding famous old 
Stony .Man Mountain, the central and most 
prominent of all the towering mountains in 
that vicinity. This event was the wedding of 
"Wetona," most beautiful of I ndian maidens and 
the daughter of "Hawksbill," chief of the Rap- 
pahannock tribe, which had its permanent en- 
campment on a beautiful plateau near a bubbling 
spring 4.000 feet above the sea, from whence the 
sharp-eyed warriors of the tribe might discern the 
approach of an enemy from numerous concealed 

out looks. 

In the two hundred years which have elapsed 
since the night of August 12, 1710. the site of the 
old Indian encampment has been long since over- 
grown by monarchs of the forest. The Indians 
have all passed on to "the happy hunting 



grounds, and all which remains unchanged is the 
bubbling spring. Even old Stony Man Moun- 
tain itself, scarred and beaten by the storms of 
centuries, has changed. The great "Stony Man," 
which formerly lav stretched a gigantic stone 
image sculptured by the hand of nature and 
always venerated by the Indians, has long since 
disappeared, shattered and broken by the light- 
nings of many years. All that remains is a great 
mass of jagged rock piled like the sloping side of 
a pyramid about the foot of the cliffs at the peak. 

A number of years ago a lad grew up who. in- 
fluenced perhaps in some mysterious way by the 
spirit of the great chief "Hawksbill," whose over- 
powering love for the former haunts of his braves 
and squaws kept his spirit ever roaming in this 
vicinity, dreamed that now. the Indians having 
disappeared, might not the white man too erect 
upon the site of the old Indian camp another 
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into the greatest of all camps for the brothers an<l 
sisters of the while race, true lovers also of the 
glorious forest, the mountain fastnesses, the fleecy 
clouds, and the many other beauties of nature 
which graced this much-favored locality. 

And so it came to pass as this lad looked forth 
for the firsl time from the high mountain peak 
upon the glorious panorama stretching far be- 
neath him he dreamed his dream, even as yon and 
I. lie saw upon the plateau a beautiful Indian 
encampment, and in fancy pictured the Indian 
braves as they sallied forth on their quest for the 
shy deer and the whirring grouse; he pictured 
them as they sat about their council fires in times 
of peace or at their war dances in times of strife. 
Though tilled with sadness over the departed 
glories of these brave native tribes, driven from 
their homes and camp fires by the approach of 
the white man. he replaced in fancy the wigwam 
of the Indian with the rustic dwelling of his 
white brethren, forming a back-to-nature sum- 
mer home for kindred spirits who would gather 
together to enjoy and derive benefit from the 
same wonderful surroundings which had influ- 



enced "Hawksbill" to select this spot for the 
home of his tribe. 

The lad's dream has become a reality, the white 
man's encampment has become famous, and now 
hundreds of the white brethren gather yearly for 
the summer months and. after the manner of civ- 
ilized man. enjoy with as much appreciation the 
beauties of Stony .Man Mountain as did the In- 
dians two hundred years ago. 

The "Big Chief" who now has charge of the 
white man's tribe at Stony Man Camp is the 
same lad who had the dream on the peak. To- 
day he has had another \ ision : he has dreamed a 
wonderful story of how "Hawksbill." the brave 
chief of the Indians, celebrated with a great pow- 
wow tlu' marriage of his daughter "Wetona." So 
realistic and so beautiful was this dream that 
upon awakening from his slumber he retained 
in his memory an accurate picture of all that 
occurred. Why should not we, the present in- 
habitants of Stony Man Cam]), meet for an even- 
ing, in which we picture ourselves as being invited 
by the spirit of the "Greal Chief Hawksbill," to 



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sec enacted over again that joyful celebration, 
which was the greatest pow-wow held by the tribe 

in those far-distant days. 

So, good friends at Skyland, let us put our 
civilized ways aside for this evening. Let us hie 



toa chosen spot where we can enjoy the pleasures 
of our own camp lire. and. while enjoying it. let 
us aeeepl the kindly invitation of friendly Indian 
spirits and live over with them again the exciting 
events which transpired mar the bubbling spring 
on old Stony Man Mountain. 



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Personnel of the Players 

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White man characters: 

White Chief of Stony Man Camp Mr. Geo. II. Judd 

White Chief "Big Scout" Mr. Allen H. Carpenter 

Spectators at White Man's Camp-fire. . . .100 Skyland guests 

Indian characters: 

Hawksbill Mr. F. C. Stratton 

Chief <</ //" Rappahannock Tvibt <>[ Indians 

Wetona, daughter of Hawksbill Miss Loraine Sickel 

Moon-Eyes, mother of Wetona Mrs. Frank (i. Evans 

Medicine Hull Mr. G. Freeman Pollock 

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Indian maidens of the tribe, companions of Wetona: 

Zanika-Wicinca M iss Elizabeth Sheward 

Weeko Miss Elizabeth Graff 

Waeankiva M iss Elizabeth Jul in si mi 



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Indian maidens of the tribe, companions of W clonal 

Wacheewe .Miss Jane Sickel 

K icuwa M iss Austin Campbell 

Ktchalaish Miss Fredrica Campbell 

Kudeska M iss Beatrice Tarver 

Kewanealan Miss Edith Easterday 

Kasawicinca Miss A lire 1 /eetcli 

Niesana M iss Agnes (.rail' 

Anungun M rs. I /. W. Davidson 

Kalo Miss M. Goldsboro 

Minnihaha Miss Anna Katharine Droop 

< hvaissa M iss Ida Print/ 

1 iididN squaws of the tribe: 

Squaw Wishkaga Mrs. G. Freeman Pollock 

Squaw Aiyokipi M rs. II. W. I [unter 

Squaw Xaniid M rs. Chichester Page 

Squaw Wastedakapi Mrs. YV. (.. Sickel 

Squaw ( )nateska M rs. V. G. Stratton 

Squaw Witesdagkiton Mrs. J. II. Graves 

Squaw Ogin-Estah Mrs. J. Sanders 



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GROUP OF SQUAWS AND CHILDREN 



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Indian squaws of I lie tribe: 

Squaw I Iteyan Mrs. Geo. II. Judd 

Squaw Koda M vs. J. II. Grover 

Squaw Mongshongshaw Mrs. B. Herman 

Indian chiefs, councilors to Chief Hawksbill: 

Chief Rising Sun Dr. Thomas Fell 

Chief Patawatomi Dr. L. W. Raid 

Chief Massanutten .Mr. William Vollmer 

Chief Bushy Top Mr. Walter Johnston 

Chief White Oak Mr. Tom Kenly 

Chief Old Rag Mr. C. M. Sheward 

Chief Swift Dog Mr. .1. Sanders 

Chief Fork Lightning Dr. .1. B. While 

Chief Tirawa Mr. Ernsl I .enl 

Chief Thunder Cloud Mr. John Fell 

Chief Big Spring Mr. Allen Grover 

Chief Kiowa Mr. Henry Leetch 

Chief Red Ragle Mr. Kurt/ Porter 

Chief Swift Arrow Mr. .1. I{. Boyd 

Chief Touch-the-Clond Mr. II. Seymour Craigin 

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Indian braves, suitors for Wetona's hand: 

Music-Father Mr. E. II. Droop 

Wolf-Robe Mr. Edgar Fell 

Yellow-Magpie Mr. Magnien McArdle 

Big Manitou Mr. L. W. Davidson 

Turning Eagle Mr. Wallace Cull 

White Buffalo Mr. .John Print/, 

Little Chief Hawksbill Mr. Jack Sickel 

- Young Brave," brother o) Wt hum 

Tom-tom players: 

Brave Goes-to-War Mr. Joseph Finckel 

Brave High Bear Mr. Itoberl Stearns 

Brave Moose Horns Mr. Elphonzo Votings 

Brave Flying I lawk Master Alden Finckel 

Indian children of the tribe: 

.Masters Geo. E. J iidd. Henry Shewavd, Robert Sanders. 
Elmer, Charles and William Bates, and Misses Sanders. 
Finckel, Grover: also Master Warfield Evans. 



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Indian squaw cooks in charge of the eating wig-wains: 

Squaw Big Face, Skyland's Chef Thomas Stewart 

Squaw Fine Fish, Skyland's Second Chef John Williams 

Squaw Turkey Hen, Skyland's Third Chef. . . ..Mason Trent 

Squaw Small Bird, Skyland's Pastry Cook Lena Jasper 

Squaw Tall Birch Edward Grigsby 

Squaw Silver Stream ^.gusta Williams 

Rappahannock Tribe huntsmen, runners, assistant 

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ueing the winter of 1915- 
1916, while making a 
tour of the West, the 
writer conceived the idea 
of having at Sk viand each 
summer an outdoor In- 
dian entertainment of 
some sort, thus following 
out the ideas of the In- 
S^Ete&J dian pow-wows which are 
held annually each summer at Lake Placid, 
\. V., and in Glacier National Park. At Sky- 
land there are each season over two hundred 
people who I felt sure would gladly welcome this 
additional entertainment and would give their 
time and talents toward making such an enter- 
tainment a success. The environments of Sky- 
land are particularly suitable for the setting, and 
a beautiful amphitheater located amidst the hard- 
wood forest on the mountain top. only ten min- 
utes' walk from the dining hall, offered a splendid 
location for holding this annual affair. 



Having decided to have the pow-wow. which 
at first was intended to he a simple affair the 
guests to be requested to masquerade as Indian 
characters and to gather around a large camp- 
fire for an Indian dance and feast the announce- 
ment was made in the new Skyland booklet, 1916 
edition, and a date selected for the event. Upon 
later consideration a happy thought occurred to 
me, which was to the effect that instead of having 
this a simple affair, an effort would he made to 
write a little play, the characters in which would 
represent the spirits of an Indian tribe supposed 
to have lived upon the identical spot where the 
present Stony Man Camp is located. Further- 
more, it seemed that it would he a wise thing to 
prepare the natural amphitheater selected for the 
entertainment with a view to its being used each 
.summer for a great Indian pow-wow. a playlet 
to be written each season portraying some new 
feature of the life of the Indians, thus adding in- 
terest and giving the opportunity for an entirely 
different sort of affair each time, without repcti- 



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tiuii. The little story was then prepared telling 
of the marriage of Wetona, the daughter of the 
great Hawksbill, Chief of the Rappahannock In- 
dians, and a visit was made to Van Horn and 
Son. the costumers, of Philadelphia, in order that 
they might prepare the cost nines necessary for 
the production. That Mr. Van Horn did his 
part well toward making the pow-wow a success 
is evidenced by the splendid results achieved. 
The costumes were elaborate and correct in every 
detail, and no expense was spared in their pro- 
duction. The illustrations given in this little 
booklet give only a slight idea of their beauty. 
The day after the pow-wow some photographs 
were taken at the scene of the pow-wow by Mr. 
(.'. J. Hepburn, of Philadelphia, who used a new 
process of color photography, and the results 
were most gratifying, as evidenced by several 
beautifully colored photographs now in my pos- 
session. 

A few days before the event took place the pro- 
logue was printed and given to guests at the 
breakfast table who were not to participate in 
the play, hut no inkling was given as to what 
would actually take place. On the evening of 



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the event, at twilight, as the .shades of night 
were falling, the guests were summoned to the 
dining hall by a bugle call, and each was furnished 
with a Japanese lantern. They then marched in 
procession led by .Mr. George II. Judd, of 
Washington, who took the part of the Chief of 
the White .Man's Camp, to a large bonfire which 
had been prepared near the amphitheater in front 
of the Indian encampment, around which the 
guests assembled for fifteen or twenty minutes, 
after which Chief of the White Man's Cam]) 
spoke to them as follows: 

"(iiiests of Skyland, two hundred years ago 
tonight, when these mountain fastnesses were in- 
habited by various Indian tribes, this immediate 
locality was in the possession of the Rappahan- 
nock tribe, of whom the great man was Chief 
Hawksbill. Tonight the spirits of these Indians 
are living over again the experiences of a great 
Indian pow-wow which was given by Chief 
Hawksbill to celebrate the engagement and mar- 
riage of his beautiful daughter, Wetona. Yon- 
der in the distance you can sec them assembling 
at Chief Ilawkshill's camp, preparing for the 
coming event. We are greatly privileged to be 



in the immediate vicinity tonight of Ilawkshill's 
encampment, and I would suggest that we signal 
to Hawksbill and assure him of our friendly in- 
terest and good will toward the Indian spirits 
who formerly roved over our beloved camp and 
ask his permission to participate as spectators in 
his pow-wow, in order that we may get a view of 
his beautiful daughter Wetona. and also that 
we may learn something of the customs and 
habits of bis good people as they existed in the 
days when all these mountains were in their pos- 
session." 

Mr. Judd then walked out in the direction of 
Ilawkshill's camp, carrying with him a white flag 
of truce and friendship. As a signal, he imitated 
the hoot of an owl, this being the signal used by 
the warriors of Hawksbill's tribe at their secret 
meetings and as a sort of password with the tribe. 
After a few moments of silence the answering 
hoot of an owl was heard. In a \\w moments 
Chief Hawksbill, accompanied by several of his 
braves and Medicine Hull, the medicine man of 
the tribe, was seen advancing through the woods 
toward the white man's camp-fire, carrying also 
a white flag of truce and friendship. The Chief 



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of Stony .Man Camp and Chief' Hawksbill ap- 
proached each other, and when within convenient 
speaking distance the following dialogue took 
place: 

Chief of Stony Max Camp: "Greetings to 
Hawksbill! The White Chief is happy to meet 
Chief Hawksbill, head of the brave tribe of 
the Rappahannocks. We have been told by a 
friendly Indian that tonight Hawksbill will give 
his daughter as the bride of the brave chief who 
otters the greatest number of presents to Hawks- 
bill to show his love for the beautiful Indian 
princess and his desire to have her for his squaw, 
and that the great Chief Hawksbill is celebrating 
this event witli a great pow-wow, attended by all 
the braves of his tribe and their squaws. Hawks- 
bill is a great chief. His fame is known through 
all the regions hereabout, and the white man has 
heard many times of Hawksbill and knows that 
he is a great chief, and that his people are good 
people: that his warriors are brave in war and 
successful in the chase: that his daughter is famed 
above all Indian maidens for her beauty, and that 
Hawksbill owns many ponies and has taken many 
scalps. And so we ask Hawksbill if he will 



smoke with us tonight the pipe of peace ami 
friendship around his council tire." 

Chief Hawksbill slowly advanced in front of 
his braves and very solemnly and with much dig- 
nity expressed himself as follows: 

Chief Hawksbill: "Ugh! Hawksbill he great 
chief. He listen to talk of big chief of white 
man and his heart feel friendly to Big White 
Chief and his people. Hawksbill he have heap 
tine daughter and heap good braves. He fear no 
Indian nor any white man. but fear only Big 
Chief of the Indians' happy hunting ground. 
Hawksbill feel much happy tonight. His tribe 
have much great victories over other chiefs, and 
Hawksbill is now great chief of all tribes for 
many miles. Hawksbill is pleased to have white 
friends see his camp. They shall see come to 
I Iawksbill many braves to seek as squaw Wctoiia. 
White Chief shall smoke pipe of peace with 
Hawksbill and Hawksbill welcomes white friends 
now." 

Hawksbill walked forward, as did the White 



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Chief, and greeted each other in Indian Pashion. 
The guests assembled around the white man's fire, 
then followed Hawksbill and his chiefs down the 
trail toward the Indian encampment. As this 
procession wended its way down the hill a most 
beautiful spectacle presented itself to their view. 
Lit up by the glare of many huge bonfires, built 
upon the sides of the hills, there was spread 
before their vision a complete encampment. In- 
dian tepees built of poles and bark, canvas wig- 
wams scattered here and there, all of them being 
appropriately decorated with skins, spears, and 
other Indian paraphernalia, and the whole scene 
framed by a fringe of forest tires. Directly in 
front of the chief tepee the Indian braves were 
standing in a circle around the council tire wait- 
ing in silence to greet the approaching chiefs and 
their guests. In groups in various places were 
the Indian children, maidens, and squaws. 

The invited guests now seated themselves on 
the sloping hillsides overlooking the scene, on 
logs and stumps arranged so as to give all a good 
view. The Big White Chief, accompanying 
Hawksbill, continued to the council tire, where 



he was receive* 



the assembled chiefs. The 




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scene was an animated one. A number of Indian 

squaws were busy preparing various dishes in 
front of small camp-fires, one of which was in 
front of eaeh wigwam, except the chief's wigwam, 
which was in the center of the group. In front 
of one wigwam several squaws were busy shuck- 
ing corn and preparing it for cooking in huge 
kettles suspended over small fires. Another 
group of squaws was preparing fish for the feast 
and a large bunch of fish hung near by. Another 
group of squaws were preparing tamales, while 
still another group were dressing and preparing 
fowls, rabbits, etc.. for the feast. Still another 



group was preparing Indian scones of corn bread. 
and in front of the medicine man's wigwam an- 
other group, supervised by the medicine man him- 
self, was preparing a sweet-smelling brew con- 
taining much fire-water and other secret ingre- 
dients. 

And now, having brought the story of the pow- 
wow to the point where the play really begins. I 
submit it with apologies for its crudeness and 
thanks to all who attended for the kindly manner 
in which it was received. 

(t. Freeman Pollock. 



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STORY OF THE PLAY 



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Wetona. the beautiful 16-year-old daughter 
of Chief Hawksbill, has been wooed by 
many braves of the tribe; also she has had 
among: her lovers a voune man colonist settler 
whose log cabin is located in the valley of the 
Shenandoah, some ten miles away. While We- 
tona has been very kindly disposed toward several 
of the Indian braves, her heart has secretly beaten 
quicker at the approach of the young white chief 
than ever at other times. This young' white chief, 
known among the Indians as White Chief Big 
Scout, lias stood in much favor in their eyes, as 
he is a brave hunter and good shot with his rifle 
and has on many occasions done valuable service 
in various ways to the tribe. According to the 
custom of the tribe, the time has approached when 
Chief Hawksbill is to give his daughter to the 
brave as his squaw, his selection for his son-in-law 
to be made by price in ponies which the brave is 
willing to give in exchange for Wetona. As long 
as a brave lias a good record and is counted as 



fairly wealthy. Chief Hawksbill would show no 
choice in the selection, and so word has been sent 
out to all the tribe that on this evening selected a 
great feast and dance will take place, and all 
braves desiring Wetona in marriage are invited 
to he present and to make known on this occasion 
the price they arc willing to pay for Wetona, in 
the usual manner. And so at the opening of the 
play we see the assembled braves around the 
council fire awaiting the approach of those who 
wish to win Wetona. and we witness on this event- 
ful evening the events which transpire Prom this 
time. 

According to the custom of the tribe, the braves 
will bring with them a small bag made of skin, 
and in each bag there will he a number of sticks 
curiously carved, each stick representing a pony; 
and, in order that no partiality may be shown in 
selecting the lucky bridegroom, the bags contain- 
ing these sticks are given to the medicine man to 



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count, and he, in his turn, announces to Chief 
Hawksbill the name of the lucky bridegroom. 
Although unbidden as a guest to the great pow- 
wow, Wetona has sent word to her white lover 
that the event will take place, and he has decided 
to bring with him a skin bag also and to try to 
win her for his bride, by giving all the ponies in 
his possession at the time to Chief Hawksbill. 
So, with many misgivings as to what his reception 
will be and as to whether the great chief will be 
willing to let Wetona become the squaw of a 
white man, he has waited in the forest near by 
the coming of the braves to the pow-wow, and 
has decided to ride into the camp as they do, being 
fully resolved that "faint heart never won fair 
lady:" and as his heart is both young and hopeful 
and his chance must be now or never, his resolve 
has been made. And so we take up the story (\[ 
the play and describe what occurred from the 
moment when the Big White Chief of Stony .Man 
Camp is invited by Chief Hawksbill to smoke the 
pipe of peace with his chiefs around the council 
tire and to be present at the ensuing ceremony. 

The Big White Chief, who has been invited to 
smoke the pipe of peace with Chief Hawksbill. 




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exchanges greetings with the assembled chiefs, 
and immediately thereafter Chief Hawksbill 

speaks to them as follows: 

Chief Hawksbill: "Hawksbill bring to his 
council fire heap Big Chief of Stony Man Camp. 
Heap Big Chief of Heap Big Tribe of White 
Man, and he heap friendly with Indian Chief 
Hawksbill. lie bring many white friends. 
braves and squaws, some from the rising and some 
from the setting sun: some from heap cold 
country and some from where Seminole Indians 
live. He heap friendly with Rappahannock 
tribe. He give Hawksbill many rifles and heap 
good clothes for squaw. He give Hawksbill for 
trade hatchets, ponies, and fire-water. Hawks- 
bill give him skins of animals, tobacco, and other 
heap good things. Each chief help the other, and 
if Hawksbill go on warpath White Chief he help 
Hawksbill. If White Man go on warpath, 
Hawksbill help him, too. Hawksbill asks his 
braves to smoke pipe of peace with White Chief." 

Hawksbill now gives expression to a loud 
"Ugh," and each chief in the circle standing 
around the council fire in succession solemnly re- 



peal "Ugh." After all have repeated Ibis, they 
seat themselves, including the White Chief, 
around the fire. From one of the wigwams now 
appears the medicine man of the tribe, carrying 
a large pipe with a long stem and an Indian 
leather bag filled with tobacco. lie takes bis 
place, standing beside Hawksbill. The circle of 
chiefs now squat around the council fire. While 
they are in the act of seating themselves fifteen 
Indian maidens emerge from the various wig- 
wams, and to the music of the tom-toms, which 
now begin beating, move in a circle around the 
outside of the squatting chiefs. There are three 
tom-tom players to the right of the council lire, 
in a group. As the Indian maidens circle around 
they keep time to the tom-toms with rhythmic 
motions of hands and feet. As soon as the chiefs 
are seated, the medicine man begins slowly to till 
the pipe with tobacco from the pouch, and when 
it is full he hands it to Chief Hawksbill. who 
solemnly puffs upon it for a \'v\v moments and 
then hands it to the White Chief, who also sol- 
emnly puffs upon it foi- a few moments. lie in 
turn hands it to the next chief, and so on around 
the entire circle until each chief lias smoked the 
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Ii.-i\ e been circling around to the music of the tom- 
toms. They now retire to the front of the wig- 
wams, where they squat to witness what trans- 
pires. Chief Hawksbill now rises and speaks as 
follows: 

Chief Hawksbill: "Ugh!" Chief Hawksbill 
he heap proud to speak to his braves. He soon 
expect to see many braves who come to ask for 
Wetona Tor squaw. Hawksbill he ask Chief 
.Massanutten and Chief Bushy Top and Chief 
White Oak and Chief Old Rag and Chief Big 
Spring to count pony sticks in skin bags which 
many braves bring Hawksbill for Wetona." 

Just at the moment when Hawksbill finishes 
this speech a loud war whoop is heard in the dis- 
tance. Tlie entire encampment of Indians spring 
simultaneously to their feet and give vent to an 
answering whoop. This is a thrilling moment! 
For a moment all is silent, and then from the 
direction in which the war whoop was heard 
comes the solemn hoot of the big owl. The medi- 
cineman answers the hoot, and immediately along 
the trail which extends to the right or south of 
the encampment there is seen a number of Indian 



braves mounted on horses and gloriously be- 
decked in war paint and feathers. As they ap- 
proach the council fire a number of Indians i not 
chiefs) go forward and take charge of their 
horses. Each chief carries, besides his how and 
arrow, a small skin hay. made from various kinds 
of hides with the hair on. After dismounting, 
these Indian braves walk forward to the circle 
around the tire and exchange Indian greetings 
with the various chiefs, approaching Hawksbill 
first of all, and also speaking in a friendly man- 
ner to the White Chief. In the midst of these 
greetings another war whoop is heard from the 
same location as was the first one. Again the 
entire tribe of Indians show much interest, and 
answer by a soul-stirring war whoop. Then 
conies the hoot of the owl. It is answered by the 
medicine man as usual, and there approaches 
down the trail on horseback the young man col- 
onist known as White Chief Big Scout. He is 
dressed as follows: Colonist hat. brown smock 
shirt, flowing black cape, knee breeches, buckles 
at knee; light brown stockings, low buckled shoes. 
and he carries a flint-lock rifle of ancient pattern. 
He is will known to all the Indian braves, for 
they gather around him as he approaches, with 



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friendly Indian greetings. He also carries a 
skin bag. As soon as the greetings are over, 
Hawksbill raises his right hand to command 
silence and speaks as follows: 

Chief Hawksbill: "Hawksbill heap sad, for 
now he knows that very soon Wetona shall no 
longer grace his lodge. lie much love Wetona, 
and Hawksbill knows that after tonight Wetona 
she go with some brave to his lodge, and Hawks- 
bill will feel sad and lonely for many moons. 
Now, very soon Hawksbill will know what brave 
chief shall take Wetona away, and Mooneyes, 
Hawksbill's squaw, she he very sad, and Hawks- 
hill he he very sad. But Hawksbill still have 
.Mooneyes and Little Chief Young Brave, and 
all big chiefs must lose papoose some day. So 
let the tom-toms heat and the chosen braves count 
sticks." 

With this the five braves chosen to count the 
sticks seat themselves in a group before the tire, 
while the medicine man steps forward and stands 
beside them. Each of the braves who has come 
in on his horse, including the White Scout, steps 
forward and throws in a pile before the counters 

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the skin bags containing the sticks. Each stick. 
according to the custom of the Indians, repre- 
sents a pony which they propose to give for 
Wetona. After depositing the hags, the braves 
step hack out of the way and stand in a group, 
anxiously waiting the result of the count. While 
the five chosen chiefs count the sticks, the fifteen 
maidens once more come forward, and to the 
music of the tom-toms repeat the weird dance 
around the fire. This continues for a few mo- 
ments, until the counting is over. The count 
shows that the White Scout wins Wetona. The 
five counters now consult with the medicine man. 
Then the medicine man speaks as follows: 

Medicine Max: "Ugh! Big Chief Hawksbill 
he must give Wetona as squaw to Big Chief 
White Scout. Big Chief White Scout he give 
fifty ponies to Hawksbill for Wetona." 

As soon as this announcement is made, the 
braves who have lost Wetona look much disap- 
pointed, and Big Chief White Scout looks very 
happy and gives vent to a joyful yell. Hawks- 
hill walks to the front of the wigwam, and there 
emerges from the wiewam Wetona, the Indian 



princess, accompanied by ten beautiful maidens 
and by her mother. First Wetona is embraced 
by Mooneyes, her mother: then in turn by each 
of the Indian maidens, and finally by Chief 
Hawksbill, who takes her in his arms and gives 
her a long embrace. Then Hawksbill stands on 
one side of Wetona and Mooneyes on the other, 
the Indian maidens forming a semicircular group 
around the three — Hawksbill, Mooneyes, and 
Wetona — and to the accompaniment of the tom- 
toms the girls sing a farewell song to Wetona in 
the Indian language. When the song is finished 
Mooneyes remains with the Indian maidens as 
they are grouped, and Hawksbill leads Wetona 
forward by the hand to the group by the council 
fire and hands her over to the Big Chief White 
Scout, who with much joy steps forward and 
takes his bride, wrapping around himself and her 
a beautiful Indian blanket. He does this with a 
protecting air and a fond embrace. He holds 
her wrapped in the blanket while the singers finish 
the "blanket chant" in the Indian language. 
After the chant is finished, the medicine man 
leads the joy dance around the fire, followed by 
the following braves: Chief Patawatomie, Chief 
Thunder Cloud, Chief Yellow Magpie, Chief 



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Turning Eagle, Chief Big Manitou, Chief White 
Buffalo, Chief Wichita, Little Chief Young 
Brave, and a number of others among the young' 
braves. The older chiefs now form in a group, 
while the dance is going on, to the right of the 
group composed of Wetona, Hawksbill, and Big 
Scout, who stand in the center. The dancing 
lasts about five minutes. As the dancers circle 
around the fire the Indian maidens approach and. 
after each circles twice around the fire, at a signal 
from the medicine man, the dancers pause, and 
to each is handed by the maidens a small Indian 
cup of the choice fire-water concoction before 
mentioned. As each round of the dance is com- 
pleted, the braves showing more and more anima- 
tion, tin- end of the dance is reached. And now 
every one is happy, both guests and Indians, 
squaws and braves. The squaws and Indian 
children form a group to the left of Hawksbill, 
Mooneyes, and Wetona. and as the Indian maid- 



ens pass the refreshing cup to the dancers, the 
other Indian maidens pass it also, some to the 
squaws in their group, some to the council chiefs 
in their group, some to the dancers. At the fin- 
ish of the dance Hawksbill steps forward to the 
guests and speaks: 

Chief Hawksbill: "Heap good white friends. 
Ugh! Heap brave Indians. Ugh! Heap good 
squaws. Ugh! Hawksbill now wish all at camp- 
fire to join in feast and be much happy." 

The white friends and the Indians were then 
served with a fine spread prepared before the 
neighboring wigwams, and as the great full moon 
rose higher in the sky. lighting up the distant hills 
with the brightness of sunshine, slowly and re- 
luctantly the groups wended their way by trail 
and wood back to the "settlement," and by mid- 
night all was quiet and the spirit of Wetona and 
the "Teat Hawksbill were at rest for another year. 




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